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Healthcare Support Workers

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7 total
F207 Accepted in Part Mid Staffs Inquiry

Strengthening identification of healthcare support workers and nurses

There should be a uniform description of healthcare support workers, with the relationship with currently registered nurses made clear by the title.

- DHSC and NHS England stated in April 2025 that the development of local uniform policy remains the responsibility of local organisations (DHSC and NHS …
Department of Health and…
F208 Accepted in Part Mid Staffs Inquiry

Strengthening identification of healthcare support workers and nurses

Commissioning arrangements should require provider organisations to ensure by means of identity labels and uniforms that a healthcare support worker is easily distinguishable from that of a registered nurse.

- DHSC and NHS England stated in April 2025 that provider organisations are responsible for local uniform policies and that uniforms and name badges should …
Commissioners
F209 Not Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Registration of healthcare support workers

A registration system should be created under which no unregistered person should be permitted to provide for reward direct physical care to patients currently under the care and treatment of …

- The government did not accept the recommendation to create a registration system for healthcare support workers (Hard Truths: the journey to putting patients first …
Department of Health and…
F210 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Code of conduct for healthcare support workers

There should be a national code of conduct for healthcare support workers.

- The Care Certificate, launched in April 2015, includes 15 standards that serve as a national code of conduct and training standard for healthcare assistants …
Department of Health and…
F211 Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Training standards for healthcare support workers

There should be a common set of national standards for the education and training of healthcare support workers.

- The Care Certificate was introduced on 1 April 2015 as the national standard for the education and training of healthcare support workers (Care Certificate, …
Department of Health and…
F212 Not Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Training standards for healthcare support workers

The code of conduct, education and training standards and requirements for registration for healthcare support workers should be prepared and maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after due consultation …

- The government did not accept the recommendation that the Nursing and Midwifery Council should prepare and maintain the code of conduct and registration for …
NMC
F213 Not Accepted Mid Staffs Inquiry

Training standards for healthcare support workers

Until such time as the Nursing and Midwifery Council is charged with the recommended regulatory responsibilities, the Department of Health should institute a nationwide system to protect patients and care …

- The government did not accept the recommendation to institute a nationwide system for dismissing healthcare support workers for serious breaches of conduct (Hard Truths: …
Department of Health and…